Naucleopsis ulei
Moraceae FAMILY

Naucleopsis ulei

Naucleopsis ulei

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Balsamo is a small to tall tree. The latex and edible fruit are harvested from the wild and used locally for food and medicinal purposes[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. , 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador.
HabitatFound at elevations from sea level to 1,500 metres in Ecuador.